Continuing an editorial strand started earlier this week, head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, Atholl Duncan, shares his top 20 blogs, websites, iPhone Apps, software tools, etc – with BBC websites and blogs comprising the first six.
The first My Top 20 was from Edinburgh-based producer and director of advertising campaigns, Tim Maguire, with former Scottish Television reporter, Bob Cuddihy, providing the second.
1. BBC Scotland News – website – “Simply Scotland’s biggest and best source of news.”
2. Democracy Live – website – “Recently-launched site which revolutionises our access to the political process.”
3. Brian Taylor's Blog – blog – “Braces Brian’s blog. Best insight to Scottish politics. Always balance and insightful despite too many mentions of Dundee United.”
4. Douglas Fraser's Blog – blog – “A new entry for me as a place to pick up insight on business and economics which you can't get elsewhere from the BBC.”
5. Robert Peston's Blog – blog – “Simply the best place to find out which Scottish bank is about to go bust.”
6. BBC Editors - blog – “A good way of explaining to the audience why we do what we do.”
7. Hibs.Net – message board – “The top site for Hibs gossip and often the place to find out what is new with the table-topping Hibees.”
8. Lance Armstrong – Twitter – “I follow Lance Armstrong here. This was the place that the Tour de France legend asked me and a few others to meet in Paisley High Street for a wee spin on the bike.”
9. Harvard Business School – blogs – “The best of global thought leadership blogging; I recommend 'Inverted Widsom', by Vineet Nayar, chief exec of Indian global tech company, HCL.”
10. Tri247 - website – “The best for triathlon news and events info for people who like their pain to last a bit longer.”
11. John Kotter – website – “Leadership guru. Worth watching some his video or signing up for his webinar.”
12. Guido Fawkes – blog – “'Cos you have to have a look.”
13. Community.prweek.com – blog - ”Always some insight into changing trends in media and communications.”
14. Emily Black Interiors – website – “Emily Black Interiors is the best place for anyone who wants to improve their home and it’s run by my Mrs.”
15. Ram Charan – blog – “Try anything you can find on this global thought leader. Until he was 67, he never owned a home and spent all his life as a business guru living in hotels.”
16. Andy Murray – blog – “I like Andy Murray’s blog and follow him on Twitter but would like to see him update it a bit more.”
17. Cycling Challenge – website – “This is an amazing site which tracks a guy who sets himself astonishing cycling challenges in the alps. Chapeau!”
18. FT Comment – blogs – “A whole load of insight on the only newspaper site that I might actually pay money for.”
19. Malcolm Gladwell – blog – “Author of the business change book, 'Tipping Point' – sometimes worth a look, sometimes disappoints.”
20. Jambo Kickback – website – “Every now and again you just to have see what the mood is at Edinburgh’s other football team.”
